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New Zealand farming. Poultry – Glossary of terms

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Dr Clive Dalton Albumin:  The white of an egg made up of four different layers. Avian:  Relating to birds. Bantam:  Small type of laying fowl. Bantams Battery cages:  Wire cages with sloping floors to hold laying birds from a single to multiples (usually four).  Arranged in decks with provisions for feeding, watering, egg collection and … Read more

An Introduction to Practical Animal Breeding: Part IV. Breeding in practice

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Agriculture, animal breeding, , selection, breeding plans, practical advice, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, identification, recording, references, coefficient of inbreeding, random numbers, glossary By Dr Clive Dalton Part IV: Breeding in Practice Practical breeding plans This section is about ‘what to do’ in a breeding programme. It can only deal with the general principles as what … Read more